Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 10.
Speech is one of the most important (1)___ of communicating .It consists of far more than just
making noises . To talk and also (2)___ to by other people, we have to speak a language ,that
is, we have to use combinations of (3)____that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object
or idea. Communication wouldbe impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very( 4 )___. The basic( 5)____of English is not very large,
and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (6)___.But the more idea you can
(7)____ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (8)____thing
we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we( 9)____the words is also very
important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ( 10)____whether we are pleased
or angry, for instance.
Question 1: A. reason B. rules C. tests D. ways
Question 2: A. be examined B. be spoken C. be talked D. be understood
Question 3: A. systems B. talks C. languages D. sounds
Question 4: A. easy B. expensive C. important D. simple
Question 5: A. grammar B. structure C. word D. vocabulary
Question 6: A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect
Question 7: A. need B. express C. pass D. grow
Question 8: A. most B. main C. certain D. full
Question 9: A. talk B. send C. say D. pass
Question 10: A. ask B. show C. understand D. know
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 11 to 15.
Question 11: A. difference B. incidence C. importance D. tendency
Question 12: A. cactus B. hummock C. bamboo D. camel
Question 13: A. incredible B. intellectual C. overwhelming D. optimistic
Question 14: A. series B. current C. justice D. diverse
Question 15: A. mountain B. maintain C. fountain D. kitchen
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Question 25: Are there any interesting ____in the paper ?
A. piece of news B. pieces of news C. new D. news
Question 26: I’m afraid you’ll have to make a decision at once. We have no time to ___.
A. spare B. draw C. save D. adjust
Question 27: All work is better than ___at all.
A. no one B. none C. no D. not
Question 28: I am ___tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. much more B. far too C. simply D. nearly
Question 29: “ Which of the two boys is a boy scout? “ “____ of them is .”
A. All B. None C. Neither D. Both
Question 30: They received a ten-year sentence for ___armed robbery .
A. making B. doing C. committing D. practicing
Question 31: Those men are paid by ___ .
A. every hour B. hour C. an hour D. the hour
Question 32: My brother is intelligent but he ____common sense .
A. wants B. misses C. fails D. lacks
Question 33: His ___ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. disregard B. unfamiliarity C. carelessness D. inattention
Question 34: ___after trying three times ,he passed the examination.
A. Last B. At last C. Last of all D. Lastly
Question 35: I think you should stay___
A. tranquil B. calm C. peaceful D. quiet
Question 36: None of us has ever ___of cheating in class .
A. persisted B. declared C. approved D. concluded
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Question 37: We’ve decided to interview only ten ___ for the job .
A. applicable B. applications C. applicants D. appliances
Question 38: “ I am terribly sorry !” “ _______”
A. Never mind ! B. It’s nothing C. Don’t worry D. Nothing
Question 39: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “ Yes,_______.”

C. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.
D. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair
Question 49: You are all welcome to take any food you like .
A. It’s my pleasure to take any food you like.
B. You don’t have to pay for any food that you like.
C. Any food welcome to take if you like.
D. Please help yourselves to any food you like.
Question 50: Without skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
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A. But for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
B. With skilful surgery he would have survived the operation.
C. Had it not been for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skilful surgery.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the followingquestions from 51 to 60 .
The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is
a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century
ago , the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible , hidden beneath waters averaging
over 3,6000 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds
of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to
humans , in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a
century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start
until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling
Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the
Dad’s drill ship , the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the
ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock
from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that
ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took

A. removing B. analyzing C. breaking D. locating
Question 56: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.
A. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
B. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
C. composed of geologists from all over the world
D. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
Question 57: The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. purpose B. basis C. discovery D. endurance
Question 58: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A. climates B. cores C. sediments D. years
Question 59: The DSDP can be said to be ____in terms of geological exploration.
A. of crucial importance B. a west of time and effort
C. a total flop D. a great success
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the
Deep Sea Drilling Project ?
A. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years
ago.
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes .
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
from 61 to 65.
Question 61: The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling the
members before the meetings
Question 62: He has been hoped for a rise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him
one
Question 63: The top of the mountain covered with snow during winter .
Question 64: Mining over 2,000 years ago, copper is one of the earliest known metals .
Question 65: The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to